Things to keep in mind before your first class:
“Namaste” is a Sanskrit word that you may have heard at the end of a yoga class. Recently, yoga teachers in the western world have been looking more carefully at how, when, and if it’s appropriate to use the word “Namaste”. This reflects in our studio too. “Namah” means “bow, salutation, reverence, adoration” “Te” is a way to address the second person = “you” Putting it together, namaste literally translates to “bowing to you”.
Most of our teachers at FSYC do not end their classes with the word “Namaste.” They have never had the lived experience of greeting someone this way. Changing the word Namaste to slogans like Nama-slay or Nama-stay, or using Namaste as a way to signal “class is over, you can leave now” are classic signs of cultural appropriation.